Inkwell



HNETE INKWELL.

Application filed October 16, 12220.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERWIN H. ()AKHAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at A lanta, in the county of Fulton and State 01" Georgia, have invented a new and useful lnkwell of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is an ink well of that general type in which an inner receptacle is located with an outer casing, the ink prtceeding, by a. barometric feed, from the inner receptacle into a basin which forms part of the outer casing.

One object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby, when the ink well is turned over, after the ink has been placed in the inner receptacle, the ink will be prevented from flowing outwardly from the in-- ner receptacle into the basin, thereby to create an abnormal depth of ink .in the basin.

Another object of the invention is so to construct the inner receptacle that, when the inner receptacle is rotated, a part oi the receptacle will move over the basin or away from the basin, thereby to provide a cover for the basin.

Another object of the invention is so to locate the seats or notches in the ink well that a pen may be held properly in position for use.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description pro (reeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment oi the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in transverse section. an ink well constructed in accordance with the invention, the parts oi the well being so located that the ink cannot flow from the inner receptacle into the basin; Figure 2 is a sectional View, similar to Figure 1, but showing parts of the well so arranged that the ink can flow from the inner receptacle into the basin; Figure 3 is a top plan of the outer Specification of Letters Patent.

fatented May 28 1922.

Serial No. 417,289.

casing; Figure i is a bottom plan of the inner receptacle; Figure 5 is a top plan wherein the parts are arranged as shown in Figure 2; Figure 6 is a section taken approximatelv on the line 66 of Figure 5. L

The ink well forming the subject matter of this application comprises an outer casing 1 including a base 2 and aside wall 3. the base 2 being supplied with an upstanding projection e't. The projection 4rdefincs, in the outer portion of the face of the base, adjacent to the wall, a circuitous depression communicating with the basin 8, hereinafter described, and adapted to convey ink thereto and to receive and distribute overflow of ink. A notch 5 is formed in the edge of the projection l. in the edge of the base 2 there is a notch or seat 6. The notch 6 is located in the same vertical plane with the notch 5. The casing l is provided with an offset es:- tension '7 in' which a basin 8 is located. There is a V-shaped opening 9 in the side wall 3, the opening forming a communication between the interior of the casing l and the basin 8. A notch or seat 10 is fashioned in the upper edge oil the extension 7.

The numeral 11 marks an inner receptacle comprising a top 12 having an extension 1%. In the upper surface of the extension 14. a transverse recess 15 is formed. The inner receptacle 11 includes a tubular bodv 16 provided on its outer surface with a rib 17 0t blunted ll-shape. The rib 17 is spaced circuni'ferentially from the extension 14. In

the lower edgc of the tubular body 16, below the rib 17, a notch or opening 18 is formed. in the edge of the top 12, above the rib l7, there is a recess 19.

practical operation, the inner recepta' c e 11 is withdrawn from the outer casing 1 and is turned upside down. The inner receptacle 11 then is filled with ink. The outer casing l is turned upside down and is inverted over the inner receptacle l1. Finally, both the outer casing and the inner receptacle are inverted again. into the position shown in Figure 1.

.Prior to final inversion oi the ink well. to place it in the position of Figure 1, the inner receptacle 11 is rotated into the position shown in Figure 1 so that the body 16 of the inner receptacle closes the notch 5. Consequently. the ink cannot flow, out of the inner receptacle. into the basin 8, and create an abnormal depth therein.

When the parts are arranged as shown in Figure 1, the extension let is located in vertical alinement with the extension 7, and serves as a closure for the basin 8.

The inner receptacle 11 may be rotated until the extension 1% of the inner receptacle is disposed to one side of the basin 8 as shown in Figure 5, under which circumstances, the basin will be uncovered for use. When the inner receptacle 11 is rotated, as aforesaid, the opening 18 in the body 16 of the inner receptacle is brought into alineinent with the notch 5 in the part l of the outer casing 1, and the ink can flow, by a barometric teed, into the basin 8.

When the parts are arranged as shown in Figure 2, the opening 18 being alined with the notch 5 to provide for a barometric. feed, the rib 17 extends across the opening 9 in the side wall 8 oi' the outer casing 1 and closes the space between the body 16 of the inner receptacle 11 and the side wall 3 of the outer casing 1, at the basin 8. The point of a pen holder is adapted to be placed in the seat 6, the intermediate portion of the pen holder being received in the notch 10. Because the notch 10 is fashioned in the inner edge of the extension 7 and because the extension 7 is not bulged outwardly, tor the reception of the intermediate portion of the pen holder, the pen holder stands in such a osition that it can be grasped readily. dince the top 12 of the inner receptacle 11 is supplied with the recess 19, the downward movement of the pen point, into the seat 6, is facilitated.

If desired, a pen holder may be laid in the recess 15 ot the extension i l. The extension 14: exercises a double function, in that it constitutes a closure for the basin, and forms, as well, a mea s for supporting a pen. The body 16 of the inner receptacle l1 surrounds the projection l. of the outer casing l and is, in ei'l'ect, journaled thereon.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is z 1. An ink well comprising an outer casing having an offset dip well, the casing includ ing a side wall and a base, the outer portion of the face of the base adjacent to the wall having a shallow circuitous basin communieating with the dip well and adapted to convey ink thereto and to receive and distribute overflow of ink, the central portion of the base embodying an upstanding projection having an edge notch communicating with the basin, and an inner receptacle inverted in the casing, the receptacle comprising a tubular body surrounding the projectionand closing the notch to prevent ink from flowing therethrough, the body being spaced from the wall and having an opening which is brought into registration with the notch when the inner receptacle is rotated, thereby to establish communicationbetween the interior of the body and the basin.

2. An ink well comprising an outer casing having an offset dip well the casing including a base provided with an upstanding projection surrounded by a shallow circuitous basin having open connection with the dip well and adapted for the reception and circulation of ink, the projection having an edge notch communicating with the basin, the base having a reduced seat for a pen in its edge aligned with the notch, there being a. notch in the upper edge of the wall of the dip well for the reception of a penholder to prevent same from rolling; and an inner receptacle inverted in the casing and comprising a tubular body surrounding the projection and closing the notch, the body having an opening movable into and out of registration with the notch when the receptacle is rotated.

8. An ink well comprising an outer casing having an oli'set basin, the casing including a side wall, and a base provided with an up standing projection having an edge notch communicating with the basin, the base having a pen holder seat in its edge; and an inner receptacle inverted in"the casing and comprising a top, and a tubular body surrounding the projection and closing the notch, the body having an opening movable into and out of registration with the notch when the receptacle is rotated, the side wall oi the outer casing and the body of the inner receptacle being spaced apart, the body of the inner receptacle being provided with an outstanding rib which closes the space between the side wall and the body when the receptacle is rotated to bring the opening into registration with the notch, there being a recess in the edge of the top, in alinenient with the rib, and facilitating the insertion of a penholder into the seat.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERWIN HARRIS OAKMAN.

Vitnesses:

W. A. CLYDE, Gnome WARE. 

